Flooding in Northern England Becomes U.K. Election Issue November 13, 2019 By Robert Hutton Boris Johnson deployed extra troops to help flood-hit parts of Northern England as he tried to ensure that a natural...
Fires Continue to Rage in Australia’s Most Populous State, New South Wales November 13, 2019 By Rod McGuirk Ferocious wildfires were burning at emergency-level intensity across Australia’s most populous state and into Sydney’s suburbs on Tuesday as authorities...
Ransomware Hackers Demand $5M from Mexico State Oil Firm Pemex November 13, 2019 By Adriana Barrera and Raphael Satter Hackers demanded about $5 million in bitcoin from Mexico’s Pemex, they told Reuters on Tuesday, saying the state oil firm...
Hong Kong Financial Services Firms Concerned for Staff Safety as Protests Escalate November 13, 2019 By Scott Murdoch and Sumeet Chatterjee Finance firms in Hong Kong urged staff on Wednesday to seek safety or work from home as anti-government protests paralyzed...
Sexual-Harassment Whistleblower Sues Lloyd’s Insurer Tokio Marine Kiln November 13, 2019 By Gavin Finch A senior lawyer who blew the whistle on alleged sexual harassment and bullying at a top Lloyd’s of London insurance...
Pool Re Forms Specialist Unit to Help U.K. Insurers Build Terrorism Risk Resilience November 12, 2019 Pool Re, Britain’s government-backed terrorism reinsurer, has launched of Pool Re “Solutions,” a specialist unit created to support its member...
Startup Zego Becomes 1st U.K. Insurtech to Get Insurance License November 12, 2019 Zego has become the first ever U.K. insurtech to be awarded its own insurance license, which will enable it to...
Insurance Council of Australia Declares Catastrophe for New South Wales Bushfires November 12, 2019 The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) on Nov. 9 declared a catastrophe for the bushfires blazing in northern New South...
Vale’s ‘Negligence’ May Have Cost Lives, Says Brazil Mining Regulator November 12, 2019 By Jake Spring and Christian Plumb Brazil’s mining regulator on Tuesday blasted iron ore miner Vale SA for failing to disclose problems with a mining dam...
Guy Carpenter Appoints Bermuda Execs, Including Johnston, Komposch from Aon November 12, 2019 Guy Carpenter announced the appointment of Robert Johnston as chairman of Guy Carpenter’s Bermuda operations, and Peter Komposch as head...